Education | In L.A., his own wall of China | LA Times

Counterpoint to the below posting on education in Finland. The challenges to education in LA are sobering. Article

Education | What Makes Finnish Kids So Smart? | WSJ.com

Finland's teenagers score among the highest in the world. Guess what - they have iPods and pink hair and watch TV; there's neither school uniforms nor standardized testing. Finland spends less per student than the US (on average). Why do they do so well? The answers are both simple to state and complicated to implement. Article

Obama | The Power of Words | WSJ.com

A compelling discussion of the power of words in leadership - and a, to me, startling comparison. Article.

Kedrosky Recommends | Frontline: secret history of the credit card | PBS

A Visa IPO could be the biggest in US history. For more about the credit card industry, check-out this show.

Need Higher Social Security? | Reapply! | Burns/AssetBuilder

Many folks applied for early Social Security and regret taking the much-reduced benefit. There's a way out - with a catch. See the article.

Two Interesting Articles | Wired

Anti-terrorist Mom. Record-breaking cross-country drive.

Telecommuters | Unintended Consequences | WSJ

interesting and somewhat different take on unintended consequences from high % telecommuters in an org ... a quick read ...

Face value | The accidental innovator | Economist.com

a fascinating read about a different way of thinking by this silicon valley entrepreneur

Suburbs | The Next Slum? | Atlantic

A compelling discussion of a sea change that may be approaching in American residential real estate. Rejecting the isolated suburban neighborhood cul-de-sac model. Embracing the walkable neighborhood where homes are diffused into a mix of retail and business. That gallon of milk purchase would no longer need a drive to the store. Article